Sewing gnome on the left side of the design, holding a proper oversized sewing needle upright, blue cotton hat with a salmon-pink lining at the brim, thread looping off the eye in a wide arc up over his hat and swooping back down. The beard is a wide grey-brown mass that covers everything below the nose, same classic gnome proportion where the beard is basically the whole body.
To his right, a red-orange dashed stitch line forms a simple heart outline. Looks like someone literally stitched the heart in a running stitch the way youd baste a seam. Then the text "Sewing is my therapy" fills the upper right in bold cursive with a drop shadow behind each letter so it pops off the fabric. The whole composition sits square so it works as a chest placement or a bag panel without reshaping anything.
Eleven colours, I wont pretend thats quick to setup, but each stop is doing something distinct so none of them are wasted. The biggest size runs to just over 35k stitches at 6.62 by 7.51 inches. Slow the machine down 20 percent on the lettering section, satin lettering at full tilt can wobble on the upstroke. Use a medium cutaway under knit and fleece, firm tearaway on stable woven cotton. Float a topping layer on any fleece that has a pile so the needle text stays crisp.
Shoppers keep finding this one all the time, mostly from sewists who want it on their studio apron or project bag or as a gift for a quilter. Last month a customer ordered it specifically for a birthday sweatshirt and said the recipient burst out laughing when she opened it because it was exactly her. Thats the kind of reaction its designed to get. Message me about anything after download, stitch issues included, and Ill fix the bobbin draw.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Sewing studio apron personalisationStitch the 6-inch on a canvas apron bib and hang it by the machine as a reminder that therapy comes in many forms
- Project bag or tote for a quilter or sewistPlace the 5-inch on a fabric project bag for someone who hauls their quilting to a weekly class
- Birthday gift sweatshirt for a sewing enthusiastIron fusible backing onto the stitched piece and press it onto a crewneck chest as a birthday gift for a sewing-obsessed friend
- Framed hoop art for a craft room or sewing nookFrame the 6-inch hooped on natural linen and prop it on a shelf between the thread spools and the pattern stack
- Fabric organiser or zip pouch panel for a sewing kitEmbroider on a zip pouch outer panel and fill it with a seam ripper and small scissors as a sewist gift set
- Pillow for a sewing room reading chairCenter the 5-inch on a cushion and put it on the chair next to the machine so theres always something cheerful nearby
- Market bag for a quilting guild or sewing circleStitch on a canvas tote for a quilting guild meeting where someone will absolutely get the joke immediately
- Kids sewing class tote or welcome gift bagPut the 4-inch on a cotton bag and fill it with buttons and elastic as a welcome gift for a beginner class
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.09 × 3.51 in | 14,701 Stitches |
| 3.97 × 4.51 in | 19,390 Stitches |
| 4.85 × 5.51 in | 24,508 Stitches |
| 5.74 × 6.51 in | 29,754 Stitches |
| 6.62 × 7.51 in | 35,516 Stitches |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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